Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-30
J capes me, and Of ener wishes have s.irred

cor such is the life, thai we live re below.
nhs- maze rmen q. vi hence to her side,
Ask pa doI, alsnougl i, val no u bic my pride;
VIII !oo take her note, Miss JeDniu: please
do;
VOW would do susn kind ess for you.
'fc sc wi taee IL, but now Mr. s.
Ia a OF this nonsense oou't Ia plica e me-
Don't tell my Friend Anna, that ever Gold
LOU word. because Ii you do SHE Will scold
III ior me ding IN matters concsrnin1 whoa
dave nUthi to 90. Mr.. BOB by the by
| am going to see her to Gay. a d refer
You'd write your note now, ana l. take 1t to
her.
He took up pen and began to indite
y message like this
Dear One
IfImight
Still use the expression without givi pain.
Pm dl ing to ZEE you. Miss j, nnie'li explain
Pleas answer at once, and she'll hand Is TO
me.
Agaiu subscribe myself,
Yours truly.
Sow take /. and give IL to Anna at once
md tell heL On $40, u what foo and a Ounce
~ been; and for my sake, please hurry away
And after she gets it, don't Ia ry don't stay,
Bat come baok and bring me noIe IN q
minute,
Or sha go mad, fhat's all there's init
d ~ get any bonner jasr 10 as you are,
That's goou g.rl now go -and III wait for you
here.
With this, Jennie arted in leisurely gait,
Run Jennie d MT walk 1t viii kill me to wait
For you TO gaL there In pace liFe a snail,
(,aid sob) as she left Now what If she fail
To nd ner a b me? But suci had OF fate
Decreed, for he aW the iris meet at the gate.
Bob gazing int ", still stood at the plare
"nere Jennie haa left him. He felt not
tra-e
OF sham and thus standing and Watching the
girls,
But 6 zed, as If watching the fate of two
W rlds.
Here Robert felt doubly the lngs of suspense
lille waiting for Jennie's r.turn. But in
tense
AS his feelings were, Jennie still fingered
Diemay
Took the place OF 81 pens e. Great G d. vii she
Ii sun ct, or midnight? (thouxht Robert) but
Sne's ming and soon he'll know all Sill his
Betoke"s the fearful misgiv'ngs that roll
Like brlOws, and threatens with breakers, hie
soul.
Here at st, (Robert said,) my sweet carrier
VIVA, message have you? Oh message ofIove.
She an wered) and gave him nea little note,
L answer 10 his. ltWae thus Anna wrote.
I'm so glad you have foun twas joke,
hadn't dream that the thing would provoke
You 81; Wen be Tlends as before and you may
Come oW, Pa be happy to see you to- ay.
AS ever, yours, ANNA.
He office a score
vas IN er the yours, the same as Of ore.
Now Jennie, of course, knew Its contents as
As 3 DO did, and so 1t was useless to tell
Her word 1t contained; but Bob thought 1t
right
To sho her the note, and did so. His delight
| Was past 8 describing Everyone feels
The same placid j. though, as over him steals
The breath the angel fpeace, nd he kuows
hat stream or pure 1--we flows smooth as 1t
goes.
On other words) those who have quarrelsd and
kissed
Have fell as B b did, indescribably blest.
So thanking Miss Jennie f r what she bad done,
He De her adieu, n" hen hurrying on,
Sought ma and found her-her greeting was
And tenoer "a calm always follows storm.
Said Robert. My PET, Eve been ma ght5, did
Tut then have suffered, so long, oh SO long,
For Gays We're as care, while away from your
side, a
And life was so drear, bat the Lord will prs
vide.
Then Anra replied: Did you miss me indsedS
Ano Ware you unhappy? L thought when once
freed
From me, that your life would be happy aad
And 1. from remembrance, would coon pass
away.
1 could not forget the bright JOYS of the past,
iut hoping and tr sing tina something at last
Would bring you again, every day l lived
I tho ght Of and night brought me dreams, Bob
of you.
Hush, ct, let the past now be mentioned 10
m re.
IT'S laden with pain and the griefs that we
Let's uan new bark, and out on life's NAN,
| Well freight her with 1--we, and Well venture
again.
He 400 by her side as he spoke,an 1t seemed
That love lit his soul, and that tenderness
be8med,
All rania and pure, from his overlooking
That toln their own tale. And thus Anna re
ONE things In the past, 'twould be I'd to for
That m m will cling to, though linked with
regret,
Aud often he heart will find dregs in he cup
SWee S, so m Xed with bitter, that drink
Would be much the best. So now tits with me
Because the sweet past taught me how to love
thee.
Twas ther I first learn, the deep wealth of
Your love,
And oh, those soft words! How my Split did
move,
Like echo responr Ing to each thrill ing touch.
Then Robert no f IN; reco lectio forget,
u. OILY my follies, don't think of these, pet.
He drew her Closer to him, she yielding, yet
shy,
And tremblingly timid pretenned to try
0 sta him; but mott is useless he said,
| 1 must have a kiss, pet. She lifted her head,
And FLUSHING a.lyWei him, Chat buon from
ab"ve)
To imprint on her cheek, his first kiss of love.
Let's 1T down and talk IF the future now pet,
tOr HsFe not edlh ali L want TO say yeC
Although when 1 asked It, you gave me q XII 8,
here's SOM thing want more important than
this
Can't you guess bat 1t Ia? Well, really no,
(Waa Anna's eply) always s slow,
At guess pg at riddles. (Said Rob You elf,
You know what 1t is 1 wa tyo pet, yourself.
A ain the dee" nsh' diffused her soft cheek
Her eyelids DIR oped low and her puse throbs
were quick.
Her eyes were ave t. d from his and a smile
Not So ing word. Job gut tys.t
Not tur Ing his eyes fro her, this way Or that,
Awaiting { er ans1er That moment supreme
In lie had bee i rea he'd, when the heart ha =
p. dream
Must culminste; Else on ocean of life,
Their barks must part company. Time Is not
w tn m ments more soIemnlY, terribly grand
Taan these ah these, when we tremp tngly
stand
o. the threshold # NJ arriage Often think
ris like 20 one stan Ing close on the br'nG
OF ONE dark abyss, with sOme hing behind
Impelled ana forcing and drivil he mind,
40 lea If It kills; b 1t somehow or 9th y,
The right ones Or seems) Go SON etimes get to
ther
At last Anua turned and looked straight in his
face,
And gave him her hand. Il was done with euch
grace
That no,hing could add one charm to the scene,
And loves stormy sea. became m and screen.
Bob eaZed In her eyes anu sait- L Veyour con-
sent
trusts OF given; without your whole hesrt,
Rests solely for me L would not have part
OF the jewel, that's dearer TO man than his life
For nothing so dear as the love Of wife
said Anns) AnC have not ia en- this vow,
Without dne cJnv ction. knew my own he art,
TITS yours, II you want II. May heaven tmpart
Twas thus Anna plighted to Robert, her trosk.
i N glad, and 30 happy. was Roberts reDlV)